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England v Australia 5th Test

The Ashes - 2023 (2023) · Kennington Oval, London · 27 July 2023

England won by 49 runs

England won by 49 runs. Joe Root top-scored with 91 for England. Chris Woakes took 4/50.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
The Ashes - 2023 (2023)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
27 July 2023 to 31 July 2023
Toss
Australia, chose to field
Result
England won by 49 runs
Player of the match
Chris Woakes
Captains
Ben Stokes (England), Pat Cummins (Australia)
Umpires
JS Wilson and HDPK Dharmasena
Match referee
RS Madugalle

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Australia won the toss and chose to field.

England batted first and made 283 all out. Harry Brook top-scored with 85 off 91 balls, and Ben Duckett made 41. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 82 for Australia. The innings was built on a 111-run stand for the fourth wicket between Moeen Ali and Harry Brook.

Australia replied with 295 all out. Steven Smith top-scored with 71 off 123 balls, and Usman Khawaja made 47. Chris Woakes took 3 for 61 for England. Australia led by 12 on first innings.

England made 395 all out in their second innings. Joe Root top-scored with 91 off 106 balls, and Jonny Bairstow made 78. Mitchell Starc took 4 for 100 for Australia. The innings was built on a 110-run stand for the fifth wicket between Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root.

Set 384 to win, Australia made 334 all out. Usman Khawaja top-scored with 72 off 145 balls, and David Warner made 60. Chris Woakes took 4 for 50 for England. The innings was built on a 140-run stand for the first wicket between Usman Khawaja and David Warner, 42% of the total. From 264 for 4 they lost 4 wickets for 30 runs, to 294 for 8.

England won by 49 runs.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 283 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Steven Smith b Pat Cummins2237
Ben Duckettc Alex Carey b Mitchell Marsh4141
Moeen Alib Todd Murphy3447
Joe Rootb Josh Hazlewood511
Harry Brookc Steven Smith b Mitchell Starc8591
Ben Stokesb Mitchell Starc316
Jonny Bairstowb Josh Hazlewood414
Chris Woakesc Travis Head b Mitchell Starc3636
Mark Woodb Todd Murphy2829
Stuart Broadc Travis Head b Mitchell Starc75
James Andersonnot out03

Extras 18 · Total 283 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Mitchell Starc14.41824
Josh Hazlewood130542
Pat Cummins132661
Mitchell Marsh80431
Todd Murphy60222

FALL OF WICKETS

1-62 (Ben Duckett, 11.6 ov), 2-66 (Zak Crawley, 12.4 ov), 3-73 (Joe Root, 15.3 ov), 4-184 (Moeen Ali, 33.3 ov), 5-193 (Ben Stokes, 38.3 ov), 6-208 (Jonny Bairstow, 41.6 ov), 7-212 (Harry Brook, 42.3 ov), 8-261 (Mark Wood, 51.3 ov), 9-270 (Stuart Broad, 52.5 ov), 10-283 (Chris Woakes, 54.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstBen Duckett (41) and Zak Crawley (18)6274
secondMoeen Ali (0) and Zak Crawley (4)44
thirdMoeen Ali (2) and Joe Root (5)717
fourthMoeen Ali (32) and Harry Brook (68)111108
fifthBen Stokes (3) and Harry Brook (6)930
sixthJonny Bairstow (4) and Harry Brook (7)1521
seventhChris Woakes (0) and Harry Brook (4)43
eighthChris Woakes (21) and Mark Wood (28)4954
ninthStuart Broad (7) and Chris Woakes (2)98
tenthJames Anderson (0) and Chris Woakes (13)1311
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Usman Khawajalbw b Stuart Broad47157
David Warnerc Zak Crawley b Chris Woakes2452
Marnus Labuschagnec Joe Root b Mark Wood982
Steven Smithc Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes71123
Travis Headc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad45
Mitchell Marshb James Anderson1628
Alex Careyc Ben Stokes b Joe Root1023
Mitchell Starcc Ben Duckett b Mark Wood718
Pat Cumminsc Ben Stokes b Joe Root3686
Todd Murphylbw b Chris Woakes3439
Josh Hazlewoodnot out67

Extras 31 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Stuart Broad205492
James Anderson269671
Mark Wood224622
Chris Woakes258613
Joe Root7.11202
Harry Brook3170

FALL OF WICKETS

1-49 (David Warner, 16.5 ov), 2-91 (Marnus Labuschagne, 42.5 ov), 3-115 (Usman Khawaja, 51.5 ov), 4-127 (Travis Head, 53.4 ov), 5-151 (Mitchell Marsh, 60.4 ov), 6-170 (Alex Carey, 67.5 ov), 7-185 (Mitchell Starc, 72.5 ov), 8-239 (Steven Smith, 89.6 ov), 9-288 (Todd Murphy, 101.2 ov), 10-295 (Pat Cummins, 103.1 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstUsman Khawaja (21) and David Warner (24)49101
secondUsman Khawaja (16) and Marnus Labuschagne (9)42156
thirdUsman Khawaja (10) and Steven Smith (13)2454
fourthSteven Smith (4) and Travis Head (4)1211
fifthSteven Smith (7) and Mitchell Marsh (16)2443
sixthSteven Smith (8) and Alex Carey (10)1943
seventhSteven Smith (8) and Mitchell Starc (7)1530
eighthSteven Smith (31) and Pat Cummins (22)54103
ninthPat Cummins (13) and Todd Murphy (34)4968
tenthJosh Hazlewood (6) and Pat Cummins (1)711
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 395 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Zak Crawleyc Steven Smith b Pat Cummins7376
Ben Duckettc Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc4255
Ben Stokesc Pat Cummins b Todd Murphy4267
Joe Rootb Todd Murphy91106
Harry Brookc Alex Carey b Josh Hazlewood76
Jonny Bairstowc Alex Carey b Mitchell Starc78103
Moeen Alic Josh Hazlewood b Mitchell Starc2938
Chris Woakesc Usman Khawaja b Mitchell Starc15
Mark Woodc Mitchell Marsh b Todd Murphy911
Stuart Broadnot out88
James Andersonlbw b Todd Murphy819

Extras 7 · Total 395 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Mitchell Starc2021004
Josh Hazlewood150671
Pat Cummins160791
Mitchell Marsh80350
Todd Murphy22.501104

FALL OF WICKETS

1-79 (Ben Duckett, 16.6 ov), 2-140 (Zak Crawley, 26.3 ov), 3-213 (Ben Stokes, 39.3 ov), 4-222 (Harry Brook, 40.5 ov), 5-332 (Joe Root, 65.3 ov), 6-360 (Jonny Bairstow, 72.4 ov), 7-364 (Chris Woakes, 74.1 ov), 8-375 (Moeen Ali, 76.6 ov), 9-379 (Mark Wood, 77.2 ov), 10-395 (James Anderson, 81.5 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstBen Duckett (42) and Zak Crawley (33)79104
secondBen Stokes (20) and Zak Crawley (40)6157
thirdJoe Root (50) and Ben Stokes (22)7379
fourthJoe Root (2) and Harry Brook (7)98
fifthJonny Bairstow (70) and Joe Root (39)110148
sixthMoeen Ali (20) and Jonny Bairstow (8)2843
seventhMoeen Ali (3) and Chris Woakes (1)49
eighthMoeen Ali (6) and Mark Wood (5)1117
ninthStuart Broad (0) and Mark Wood (4)42
tenthJames Anderson (8) and Stuart Broad (8)1627
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 334 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
David Warnerc Jonny Bairstow b Chris Woakes60106
Usman Khawajalbw b Chris Woakes72145
Marnus Labuschagnec Zak Crawley b Mark Wood1333
Steven Smithc Zak Crawley b Chris Woakes5494
Travis Headc Joe Root b Moeen Ali4370
Mitchell Marshc Jonny Bairstow b Moeen Ali69
Alex Careyc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad2850
Mitchell Starcc Zak Crawley b Chris Woakes02
Pat Cumminsc Ben Stokes b Moeen Ali914
Todd Murphyc Jonny Bairstow b Stuart Broad1839
Josh Hazlewoodnot out48

Extras 27 · Total 334 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Stuart Broad20.44622
James Anderson144530
Chris Woakes194504
Moeen Ali232763
Joe Root90390
Mark Wood90341

FALL OF WICKETS

1-140 (David Warner, 41.2 ov), 2-141 (Usman Khawaja, 43.2 ov), 3-169 (Marnus Labuschagne, 48.6 ov), 4-264 (Travis Head, 73.3 ov), 5-274 (Steven Smith, 74.6 ov), 6-274 (Mitchell Marsh, 75.5 ov), 7-275 (Mitchell Starc, 76.3 ov), 8-294 (Pat Cummins, 81.2 ov), 9-329 (Todd Murphy, 90.6 ov), 10-334 (Alex Carey, 94.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstUsman Khawaja (72) and David Warner (60)140249
secondUsman Khawaja (0) and Marnus Labuschagne (1)112
thirdSteven Smith (6) and Marnus Labuschagne (12)2835
fourthSteven Smith (44) and Travis Head (43)95147
fifthSteven Smith (4) and Mitchell Marsh (6)109
sixthMitchell Marsh (0) and Alex Carey (0)05
seventhMitchell Starc (0) and Alex Carey (1)14
eighthAlex Carey (9) and Pat Cummins (9)1929
ninthAlex Carey (17) and Todd Murphy (18)3558
tenthJosh Hazlewood (4) and Alex Carey (1)522
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